Current Time in Safed, Northern District, Israel
11:00:12 PM
23:00:12
IDT (Israel Daylight Time) · UTC+03:00
Asia/Jerusalem
Time zone details
Safed is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Safed
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Israel
- Administrative area
- Northern District
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
Practical
- Languages
- Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Dialing code
- +972
- Population
- 36,094
- Elevation
- Approximately 779 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 32° 57' N / 35° 29' E
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Clock changes in Safed
2:00 AM IDT1:00 AM IST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM IST3:00 AM IDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM IDT1:00 AM IST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 31 min2 min shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, September 11, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 31 min2 min shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (61.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (0% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 31 min | 2 min shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 29 min | 1 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 27 min | 2 min shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 25 min | 2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 2 min shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 21 min | 2 min shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 19 min | 2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Safed
Time context
Safed follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Jerusalem
Current time offsetUTC+03:00 (IDT)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Israel
- Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)
- Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)
- Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
Nearby scheduled airports for Safed, Northern District, Israel
Uri Michaeli Haifa International AirportHFAMedium airport · Serves Haifa45.6 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · HFA / LLHA
About 45.6 km (28.3 mi) west-southwest of Safed
Scheduled airline service in source data
Beirut Rafic Hariri International AirportBEYLarge airport · Serves Beirut, Lebanon95.1 km north
Source: OurAirports record · BEY / OLBA
About 95.1 km (59.1 mi) north of Safed
Scheduled airline service in source data
Damascus International AirportDAMLarge airport · Serves Damascus, Syria107 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · DAM / OSDI
About 107 km (66.5 mi) east-northeast of Safed
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Safed in?
- Safed currently uses Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Its IANA time zone is Asia/Jerusalem.
- When is the next clock change in Safed?
- Clocks in Safed move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from IDT (UTC+03:00) to IST (UTC+02:00)
- Is Safed currently on daylight saving time?
- Safed is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Safed right now?
- Safed is currently UTC+03:00